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Gayle, I couldn't agree with you more about time. Time is a teacher's
enemy--there is no question in my mind about that! But, when I taught
middle school in the not too distant past, I remember thinking that I had
to "cover it all" but found out that if I chose depth over breath that no
"curriculum police" came to haul me away. I was able to teach more of the
"big picture" concepts in a number of different contexts. And the best
part was that my children did no worse on assessment (and a bit better on
"thinking" type questions) than those who were text-book driven and covered
the whole text in a year. I was fortunate to have an administrator who
allowed me to take risks. I guess that is the key as well. Edee

At 12:32 PM 3/20/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I agree with GeeGee about the prescribed time span we are given and the vast
>amount of topics we are to cover. My problem is how do I get it all done
>by the end of the year? I think the child- centered investigation is the
>best of all choices, but we are pushed so much to accomplish the given
>curriculum. There sometimes isn't enough time to spend inquiring about one
>topic without the worry of "time". I find myself squeezing the last part of
>the unit in and not being as thorough as I should. It's all a matter of
>adopted curriculum.
>Thanks for the opportunity to share my thoughts.
>Gayle
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hall, Georgia [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:10 AM
> To: [email protected]> Subject: RE: [Teacher-talkinquiry] Extending Kits To Do
>Inquiry
>
> Thanks, Scott. This is a concern of mine given the "required" units
>we are
> expected to "cover" here in our district. I'm hoping this will
>work, but as
> our units are very large...lots of "hit a lick" type coverage... I
>still
> wonder how it will work with inquiry method and still be able to get
>through
> what I am expected to do in the year's time.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Lane [SMTP:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 4:53 PM
> > To: [email protected]> > Subject: [Teacher-talkinquiry] Extending Kits To Do Inquiry
> >
> > Fred Stein states three methods of moving a "hands on kit" toward
>more of
> > an investigation. I couldn't agree more with him that "kits
>provide
> > excellent starting points" for teachers. I find that true
>especially with
> > the Foss kits. Consistently, students are more inquisitive and
>motivated
> > when the tasks within the kits aware completed. They also find
>the kits
> > are limited in their direction. Fred Stein's suggestion of using
>the
> > questions that come as the next investigations seems like a
>terrific way
> > to reinforce and extend concepts. I was pleased to receive his
> > suggestions. I'll post some results as the year progresses.
> >
>
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